Assignment 001- Unbroken Make a copy of this assignment, complete questions, and submit to Slate. 1. When Louie, Phil and Mac were on the raft, a key factor in their survival was optimism. All three men were young and able-bodied, veterans of the same training, experiencing the same hardships and traumas, yet Louie and Phil remained optimistic while Mac was hopeless, seemingly doomed by his pessimism.…
The title of my artwork is In Tough Times, Hope. Here is a description of my artwork: in the bottom right hand corner, there is the color black, beginning at its darkest and becoming lighter and lighter until it reaches a white. There are many shades of gray throughout the value scale. On the upper right, there is two abstract shapes that are white, red and gray. Pouring from these irregular shapes are blue dots with a touch of orange in them.…
Throughout the number of unfortunate events that occur in Amir’s life, The Kite Runner reminds the reader that there is always hope for better days. The story shows us that although our lives may seem bad for an extended period of time, we must keep our heads held high because life will come through for us in the end. The idea of hope plays an important role throughout The Kite Runner, and seems to appear right after a catastrophic event in Amir’s life. There are a few instances in the story where the author shows us that there is light at the end of the tunnel.…
Hope-Focused Approach For the therapist, the therapeutic approach is a foundational methodology based on philosophy and educational background. The goals of counseling are to assist clients in establishing wholeness within themselves, as well as form healthy relationships with others. Through the use of empirical research, therapists developed the Hope-Focused Approach (HFA) approach as a means to meet these goals.…
In any book there can be more than one theme, a lesson or message the author wants you to learn. In Home of the Brave, to me, the strongest them is hope. Throughout the story Kek’s determination, optimism and can do attitude help the reader understand that hope can help you get through the tough times that life might throw your way. Sometimes in life we go through hard times, but we should never stop believing things can change. There are many experiences that Kek goes through in book that show the theme of hope.…
“More than six out of ten American believe American dream can be accomplished with hard work,” (Source B). Therefore, American dream brings hope and it is achievable with hard work and. First, American dream brings hope. “There’s an undercurrent of resilience about opportunities than outcome (Source B).”…
In our lives, there are a lot of parts that we don’t know and there are a lot of questions that we don’t know the answers to. Maybe we aren’t in the best place in our lives and we don’t know where we will be next year, let alone the very next day. It’s a natural human instinct to want to know, to be curious, and to try to fill in the blanks. When there is suspense, there are two common instincts: fear and hope. In any given situation, when we look to the future we can either dread, or look forward to.…
In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, all of the young soldiers feel hopelessness fighting a gruesome war on the front lines and being away from their families for so long. Living in a world without hope would be absolutely devastating. There are many instances where Paul feels hopelessness throughout Chapter 9. For example, “I curse and grind my teeth in the mud; it is a raving frenzy; in the end all I can do it groan and pray.” (215)…
“I have seen your son this morning; he seems a pretty youth, and will, perhaps, find some better friend than I can procure him; but though he should at last miss the University, he may still be wise, useful, and happy.” Though Johnson explained hope as something to be ended in sadness, he still tells her to have hope for her son, due to him meeting him and believing he is a good person. In all, Johnson uses craft in an appropriate manner, building up his stance and not letting down his audience, or the mother, entirely. He had the ability to let her hold onto hope though he believes that all hope ends in failure.…
Exhibiting hope in a tough situation can give you the motivation to withstand whatever is going around you and also to believe that one day everything…
The impact of hope on the choices that we make are incredibly significant. Hope defines one’s way of life, creating the logical reasoning to make decisions. It is an element in life that we hold on to, as hope gives life meaning and purpose, propelling us to thrive and morally grow. It is also used as an mechanism to assist in going through difficult hardships, teaching us determination and perseverance. In Alfonso Cuarón’s film Children of Men, the audience observes life in a hopeless world and how it impacts everyone’s quality of life.…
Hope is an abstract thought that’s like water, helping to grow a relationship that’s as delicate as a flower. In The Road, the man had his hope, the boy, right in front of him at all times, while the boy had the same until his father died, yet the boy still managed to find hope again. No matter the circumstances, no matter the amount of lost, hope will always be there. Sometimes people might have to look harder than others but it’s still there.…
What does hope mean? Hope is an optimistic attitude of mind based on expectation of positive outcome related to the events and circumstances in one 's life or the world at large. The theme of hope is vastly displayed in the three novels; “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Old man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway and “Blindness” by Jose Saramago. In this peice symbols will be used to represent hope in the 3 novels in different ways.…
We hope for the best of life although it can go many directions. Life does not always turn out the way we want it to be. The reason as to why hope is being portrayed as a curse is because we strongly believe events will happen without realizing the odds of it’s potential occurrence. Although we make our own decisions, we have no control of what will occur next. In the Greek myth “Pandora”, Pandora hopes that the box in Epimetheus home will grant satisfactory to our own self.…
A deeper meaning of hope and how it is shown through techniques is understood; therefore more can be taken from…